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Post Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:49 am 
 

Hi all.  So I recently scored these in an auction and am very excited to have them in the collection.  I am just curious if anyone knows if these were inner TSR comapany employee mugs or were they distributed to the general public.  I have not seen them before.  Also I would love to see your TSR or D&D related mugs & cups so post some pics please.
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:37 pm 
 

Thanks to Frank Mentzer for giving me some info!

  

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Post Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:02 pm 
 

Lazerrus wrote in Vintage TSR Coffee Mugs:Thanks to Frank Mentzer for giving me some info!

Cool. Were they employees only?
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:28 pm 
 

Naw, late 80s license iirc; some in-house, sure, but I saw more at trade shows & cons than anywhere else.

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:31 am 
 

Thanks again Frank.  I did notice after we chatted that they are copyrighted 1993. Or so the logo states anyway. I am thinking Silver Anniversary item maybe?
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Post Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:27 am 
 

Yah, my bad. Possibly silver Aniv.

  


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:56 pm 
 

I seem to recall that there are some Gencon D&D coffee mugs as well.  I will have a look and see if I can post pics  :)


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:06 am 
 

red_bus wrote in Vintage TSR Coffee Mugs:I seem to recall that there are some Gencon D&D coffee mugs as well.  I will have a look and see if I can post pics  :)

i have three or four of these, each from a different year.


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:42 pm 
 

I have a Gencon Coffee Mug dated 1995 and also 1997 (and also possibly a 1993 as well).  Do you have any others?  I am curious as to how many there are... surely not one for every year?


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:24 pm 
 

i have the 94, 97, 99 gencon mugs. a rpga network mug and the whispering vault mug from gencon 26.


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:59 pm 
 

Nice score, the color on them is awesome!



  

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:13 pm 
 

I haven't managed to snag any of the TSR mugs yet, but these are the ones I do have.

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:16 pm 
 

You're doing it right.  Another bug for me to squash!

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P.S.  I've determined it's unsquashable.  The link you posted in not an image link, which is why it's failing.  I think Photobucket uses a similar slideshow system, but on Photobucket there's a way to get a direct link (URL) that you can paste elsewhere.  Google Plus may have that functionality buried somewhere, but I couldn't find it.  They may really want you to visit their site.

  

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Post Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:00 am 
 

FoulFoot wrote in Vintage TSR Coffee Mugs:P.S.  I've determined it's unsquashable.  The link you posted in not an image link, which is why it's failing.  I think Photobucket uses a similar slideshow system, but on Photobucket there's a way to get a direct link (URL) that you can paste elsewhere.  Google Plus may have that functionality buried somewhere, but I couldn't find it.  They may really want you to visit their site.


Thanks!  I guessed something like that I so I just set up a Photobucket account and will keep my D&D images there.  :)


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:10 pm 
 

Thanks for the pics! I love those Dungeon and Dragon magazine mugs! Must find.

  


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:20 pm 
 

G+ does have a way to get a direct link to a hosted photo, but it's hard to find. IIRC, you have to log into Picasa and view the picture there first.

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Try: Picasa Web Albums

This will bring up your G+/gmail account. Log in. A page with "My Recent Albums" will show up. Click on album, and then select photo of interest. The information column on the right will has a small "Link to this Photo" that will give you a link to that photo. I think the picture also needs to be set to be public.


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:07 am 
 

I believe this is way overpriced and I hope it is OK to share this link here -


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Post Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:56 pm 
 

Yikes! $99 seems very high. I recall these being more common during the 90s.

  
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